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Old 05-13-2010
replace part of text of a line
Gurus,
You know, I believe you do:-), the comnand uname -r give you the kernel version:

Code:
serverA:~# uname -r
2.6.26-1-xen-amd64

So, I want to replace this output inside in the line below that is inside the file:

Code:
kernel = '/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-xen-amd64'

Suppose, you move this file to ther server with another kernel:

Code:
serverB:~# uname -r
2.6.26-2-xen-amd64

Question, how can I replace the line to fit the new version? Like this:

Code:
kernel = '/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-2-xen-amd64'

regards,
Israel.
# 2  
Old 05-13-2010
Something like this?
Code:
sed "/kernel =/s/-.*/-`uname -r`'/" file > newfile

# 3  
Old 05-13-2010
perfect!!

really appreciate Franklin.. :-)

regards
Israel
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